Influence of human disturbance on butterfly diversity in the Hupingshan National Nature Reserve

doi:10.17520/biods.2019334

Abstract

Abstract:

In order to understand the impact of human disturbance on butterfly diversity in the Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, we surveyed butterfly abundance in Hupingshan between 2017 and 2018, and analyzed human impacts in the region for the same time period. We compared differences in butterfly assemblages between three different levels of interference: non-interference, mild interference and medium interference. The results showed that of a total of 6,711 individuals observed, which belongs to 5 families, 19 subfamilies, 119 genera, 190 species represented. The highest species diversity was under mild interference, but the lowest diversity was under the medium interference. We conclude that small-scale farming-living environments are conducive to butterfly aggregations. If the existing level of human disturbance or the range of interference is increased, species represented in the butterfly community structure may decrease and the number of dominant species/groups may increase.

Key words: Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, butterfly, community structure, diversity, human disturbance

Min Deng, Mingwei Liao, Chenbin Wang, Chengqing Liao, Zujie Kang, Fangzhou Ma, Guohua Huang. Influence of human disturbance on butterfly diversity in the Hupingshan National Nature Reserve[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2020, 28(8): 931-939.

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科 Family	样线A Survey line A		样线B Survey line B		样线C Survey line C		样线D Survey line D		样线E Survey line E		总物种数 Total number of species	总个体数 Total number of individuals
科 Family	物种 Species	个体 Individual	物种 Species	个体 Individual	物种 Species	个体 Individual	物种 Species	个体 Individual	物种 Species	个体 Individual	总物种数 Total number of species	总个体数 Total number of individuals
蛱蝶科 Nymphalidae	50	402	54	461	54	421	64	708	63	539	99	2,531
粉蝶科 Pieridae	14	312	14	276	12	188	10	343	9	366	18	1,485
凤蝶科 Papilionidae	9	91	13	275	12	262	15	433	13	257	17	1,318
灰蝶科 Lycaenidae	16	355	17	189	15	184	13	139	14	181	24	1,048
弄蝶科 Hesperiidae	17	86	18	50	18	45	20	133	11	35	32	329

科 Family	样线A Survey line A		样线B Survey line B		样线C Survey line C		样线D Survey line D		样线E Survey line E		总物种数 Total number of species	总个体数 Total number of individuals
科 Family	物种 Species	个体 Individual	物种 Species	个体 Individual	物种 Species	个体 Individual	物种 Species	个体 Individual	物种 Species	个体 Individual	总物种数 Total number of species	总个体数 Total number of individuals
蛱蝶科 Nymphalidae	50	402	54	461	54	421	64	708	63	539	99	2,531
粉蝶科 Pieridae	14	312	14	276	12	188	10	343	9	366	18	1,485
凤蝶科 Papilionidae	9	91	13	275	12	262	15	433	13	257	17	1,318
灰蝶科 Lycaenidae	16	355	17	189	15	184	13	139	14	181	24	1,048
弄蝶科 Hesperiidae	17	86	18	50	18	45	20	133	11	35	32	329

样线 Survey line	物种数 Species	个体数 Individual	优势组种数 No. of dominant group species	常见组种数 No. of common group species	稀有组种数 No. of rare group species	特有种数 No. of endemic species
A	106	1,246	14	54	38	13
B	116	1,251	14	62	39	12
C	109	1,100	14	63	31	4
D	122	1,736	14	65	42	6
E	110	1,378	14	61	35	13

样线 Survey line	物种数 Species	个体数 Individual	优势组种数 No. of dominant group species	常见组种数 No. of common group species	稀有组种数 No. of rare group species	特有种数 No. of endemic species
A	106	1,246	14	54	38	13
B	116	1,251	14	62	39	12
C	109	1,100	14	63	31	4
D	122	1,736	14	65	42	6
E	110	1,378	14	61	35	13